Intel Core i7-6950X

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 6000X
Family
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
Generation
6
Name
Intel Core i7-6950X
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
10
CPU Threads
20
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
3.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
3.5 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
—
Execution units
—
Generation
—
GPU Frequency
—
GPU name
no iGPU
GPU Turbo
No turbo
Max. displays
—
Max. GPU Memory
—
Release date
—
Shader
—
Technology
—

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
No
VC-1
No
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
4
Memory type
DDR4-2400
PCIe lanes
40
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
140 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Broadwell E
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
25 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q2/2016
Socket
LGA 2011-3
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-6950X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

226 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

100 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

386 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

156 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

437 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

155 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

361 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

102 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

317 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

85 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

148 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i7-6950X with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1091

Intel Core i7-6950X

1092

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1092

Intel Core i5-1035G4

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

12713

Intel Core i7-6950X

12794

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS

12788

AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

152

Intel Core i7-6950X

153

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

153

Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1819

Intel Core i7-6950X

1850

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

1845

Intel Core i7-10700T

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

974

Intel Core i7-6950X

978

Intel Core i5-4670K

977

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

8993

Intel Core i7-6950X

9065

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

9034

Intel Core i7-10700K

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

3387

Intel Core i7-6950X

3400

AMD Athlon 200GE

3393

Intel Core i7-5557U

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

32399

Intel Core i7-6950X

33348

Intel Xeon Gold 6144

32751

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.61

Intel Core i7-6950X

1.61

Intel Core i5-3570

1.61

Intel Core i5-3570K

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

19.08

Intel Core i7-6950X

19.51

Intel Xeon Gold 6144

19.49

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

19955

Intel Core i7-6950X

20192

Intel Core i9-9900K

20192

Intel Core i9-9900KF

All the benchmark results

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark